http://www.ubadj.com KJ's notes from behind the mic... Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:03:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The question was “Should I?”  Well, I did…  I just finished two weeks of ‘guest hosting’ a local morning show while the regulars were on vacation. It was an interesting experience/experiment. The question I’ve been asked most was “Did you have fun?”…well, I’m not sure.  It was tough ‘plugging back in’, but ... http://www.ubadj.com/?p=162 I have mentioned that I recently had the opportunity to go back on the air at a local radio station. I did a couple of shows and at this stage it was more work than it was fun.   I must admit I was treated royally and presented with hand picked music ... http://www.ubadj.com/?p=156 One of the reasons I started this blog was to vent my frustration with what I hear on the radio and, to be fair, what comes out of the mouths of those on television newscasts and locally produced breakfast shows.  I do find myself holding back a little bit. Mainly, because I ... http://www.ubadj.com/?p=150 Being a good on-air host has nothing to do with being able to adlib. The ability can come in handy if something unexpected comes up, like a technical glitch, but in most cases that’s rare.  There are few talents that can just go ‘off the cuff’ or adlib their way through ... http://www.ubadj.com/?p=138 At one point along the circuitous route commercial radio has taken on the way to a slow lingering death, the definition of radio was boiled down to mean a source for ‘non-stop’ music (except for the commercial interruptions, of course). This insightful programming initiative just happened to mesh seamlessly with ... http://www.ubadj.com/?p=129 What sets you apart, why are you on the radio and not the person listening to you? The person who hired you may not know it, but you should.   Something that seems to have been lost is the art of illusion in terms of what makes radio different than other forms ... http://www.ubadj.com/?p=125 I often get queries on how to get into the Voice-Over business, like -  “Now that I have been working in radio, I am interested in doing some freelance voicing, but am not too sure how to get into it. Any information you could give me would be greatly appreciated.”   Short of giving ... http://www.ubadj.com/?p=120 About thirty years ago, in the bowels of a radio station in Edmonton Alberta, Clint Nichol and Tom Davies were developing one of the first ‘computer assisted’ music programming tools in North America. I had just become music director and it was my reason for staying at the station for ... http://www.ubadj.com/?p=114 Do jocks really ‘introduce’ records anymore? This is the value in knowing a bit about radio’s ‘Top 40’ history. The way a record should be introduced is as if the personality was introducing the band live from the stage they were playing on. Jocks used to have a lot of ... http://www.ubadj.com/?p=81 A lifetime radio guy and friend of mine just sent me a link to a new radio toy - http://www.sanyocanada.com/Internet-Radios/Internet-Radio  It’s interesting that the design of many of the new wi-fi and internet table-top radios hearken back to some seemingly yearned-for romance hidden in broadcast radio’s halcyon days. A radio still ... http://www.ubadj.com/?p=72